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FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4442
INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEILB/NCTC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY

UNCLAS BEIJING 001559 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR S/CT BATJER JOHNSON, SCHULTZ 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS KVPR CH
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON CHINA'S INFORMATION COLLECTION, 
SCREENING AND SHARING PRACTICES 
 
REF: STATE 032287 
 
¶1. (U) Post presents the following updates to the survey 
on China's immigration control and watchlist systems for 
terrorist screening. Responses are keyed to lettered 
subheadings in ref A. 
 
¶2. (SBU) A: Immigration Databases and Traveler 
Information Collection: No updates to report. 
 
¶3. (SBU) B: Watchlisting: No updates to report. 
 
¶4. (SBU) C: Biometrics: China has installed biometric 
readers at select international airport terminals to be 
used on arriving Chinese citizens.  As of yet, the system 
is not operational because of difficulties in 
standardizing the Chinese identification card.  The new 
system, once operational, will accept fingerprint 
identification. 
 
¶5. (SBU) D: Border Control and Screening: The Ministry of 
Public Security (MPS) has advised us that there are seven 
countries (vice 18 reported previously) whose nationals 
may not have their temporary land transits into China 
recorded.  MPS refused to identify which countries are on 
this list except to say that they all border or are in 
close proximity to China and that Afghanistan is not 
among them. 
 
¶6. (SBU) E: No updates to report. 
 
¶7. (SBU) F: Fraud Detection: No updates to report. 
 
¶8. (SBU) G: Privacy and Data Security: No updates to 
report. 
 
¶9. (SBU) H: Identifying Appropriate Partners: No updates 
to report. 
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